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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 802.1 1g Wireless USB Adapter User ’ s Guide V ersion 1.0 0 1/2006 Edition 1[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Copyright 3 Copyright Copyright © 2006 by ZyXEL Communications Corpo ration. The contents of this publication may not be reprod uced in any part or as a whole, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, tran slated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any means, el ectronic, mechanical , magnetic, optic[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 4 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference S t atement The device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference. • This device must accept any inter[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Federal Com munications Commission ( FCC) Interf erence Statem ent 5 Certifications 1 Go to www .zyxel.com . 2 Select your product from the drop-d own list box on the ZyXEL home page to go to that product's page. 3 Select the certification you wish to view from this page. 注意 ! 依據 低功率電波輻射性?[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 6 ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL Limited W arranty ZyXEL warrants to the original en d user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or workmanship for a period of up to two (2) years from the date of purch ase. During the warranty period , and upon proof of p urchase, should the product hav e [...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Customer Support 7 Customer Support Please have the following information r eady when you contact customer support. • Product model and serial number . • W arranty Information. • Date that you received your de vice. • Brief description of the problem and the steps yo u took to solve it. METHOD LOCATION SUPPORT [...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 8 Customer Suppo rt POLAND info@pl.zyxel.com +48-22-5286603 www .pl.zyxel.com ZyXEL Communications ul.Emilli Plater 53 00-1 13 W arszawa Poland +48-22-5206701 RUSSIA http://zyxel.ru/support +7-095-542- 89-29 www .zyxel.ru ZyXEL Russia Ostrovityanova 37a S tr . Moscow , 1 17279 Russia sales@zyxel.ru +7-095-542-89-25 SP [...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Table of Contents 9 T able of Content s Copyright .................................................. ................................................................ 3 Federal Communications Commissi on (FCC) Interference St atement ............... 4 ZyXEL Limited W arranty .......................... ..................[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 10 Table of Contents 2.2.2 IEEE 802.1x .. ................................................................................ ............ 28 2.2.2.1 EAP Authentication ................................................................ ......... 28 2.2.3 WP A(2) ..... ................ ............. ............. ...........[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Table of Contents 11 Chapter 5 Maintenance .................................................................. ......................................... 59 5.1 The About Screen ............. ................. ............. ................ ............. ................ .....59 5.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility ... ...[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 12 Table of Contents[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide List of Figure s 13 List of Figures Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure ... ............. ............. ............. ................ ............. 20 Figure 2 Application: Ad-Hoc ................... ................ ................ ................ ............. 20 Figure 3 Application: Access Point Mode ..........[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 14 List of Figures Figure 39 Windows 2000: Local Network . ............. ................ ............. ............ ....... 69 Figure 40 Windows XP: System Tray Icon ............. ................ ................ ................ 71 Figure 41 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection ............... ...............[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide List of Tables 15 List of T ables T able 1 ZyXEL Utility : System T ray Icon .. ............. ................ ................ ................ 22 T able 2 ZyXEL Utility: Menu Screen Summar y ........ ............. ................ ............. ... 26 T able 3 S tation Mode: Link Info ............ ................. .[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 16 List of Tables[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Preface 17 Preface Congratulations on your purchase of the Zy XEL G-220 v2 802.1 1g Wireless USB Adapter. Y our ZyXEL G-220 v2 is easy to install and configure. About This U ser's Guide This manual is designed to guide y ou through the conf iguration of your ZyXEL G-220 v2 for its various applications. Related Doc[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 18 Preface Graphics Icons Key Wireless Access Point Computer Notebook Computer Server Modem Wireless Signal T elephon e Switch Router Internet Cloud[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 19 C HAPTER 1 Getting S t arted This chapter introduces the ZyXEL G-220 v2 and prepares you to use the ZyXEL Utility . 1.1 About Y our ZyXEL G-220 v2 The ZyXEL G-220 v2 is an IEEE 802. 1 1g compliant wireless LAN adapter . The following lists the ma in features of your Zy XEL G-220 v2. See the[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 20 Chapter 1 Getting Started Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure 1.1.1.2 Ad-Hoc In case you prefer to set up a small independ ent wireless workgroup without an AP , use the Ad-Hoc mode. Ad-hoc mode does not require an AP or a wi red network. T wo or more wireless clients communicate directly to each other . Figure 2 A[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 21 1.1.1.3 Access Point Mode Y ou can set the ZyXEL G-220 v2 in access point mode. The following figure shows a network example. Figure 3 Application: Access Point Mode In the example, the ZyXEL G-220 v2 is installed on computer A and set to operate in access point mode. Computer A shares Inte[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 22 Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.5 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility After you install and start the ZyXEL Utility , an icon for the ZyXEL Utility appears in the system tray . Note: When the ZyXEL Utility system tray icon displays, the ZyXEL G-220 v2 is installed pro perly . When you use the ZyXEL Utility , it automatically di[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 23 1.6.1 Site Survey After you install the ZyXEL U tili ty and then insert the Zy XEL G-220 v2, follow the steps below to connect to a network using the Site Survey screen. 1 Make sure a wireless network is available and within range. 2 Open the ZyXEL Utility and click the Site Survey tab to o[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 24 Chapter 1 Getting Started Figure 6 ZyXEL Utility: Security Setting 6 V erify that you have suc cessfully connec ted to the selected network and check the network information in the Link Info screen. If the Zy XEL G-220 v2 is not co nnected to a network, the fields in this screen are blank. Figure 7 ZyXEL Utility: Li[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 25 In access point mode, your ZyXEL G-220 v2 func tions as an access point. This allows you to set up your wireless network without using a dedi cated AP device. Up to 16 w ireless stations can associate to the ZyXEL G-220 v2 to form a wireless networ k. Refer to Section 1.7.1 on page 25 and C[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 26 Chapter 1 Getting Started Figure 9 Menu Summary: S tation M ode Figure 10 Menu Summary: AP Mode The following table describes the menus. Table 2 ZyXEL Utility: Menu Screen Summary TA B DESCRIPTION S tation Mode Link Info Use this screen to see your current connection status, configurati on and data rate statistics. [...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Network 27 C HAPTER 2 Wireless LAN Network This chapter provides backgro und in formation on wireless LAN network. 2.1 Wireless LAN Overview This section describes the wireless LAN network terms and applications. 2.1.1 SSID The SSID (Service Set Identity) is a unique name shared am ong all wirele[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 28 Ch apter 2 Wireless LAN Network Configure the wireless LAN security using the Configuration or the Pr ofile Security Setting screen. If you do not enable any wireless secu rity on your ZyXEL G-220 v2, the ZyXEL G- 220 v2’ s wireless communications are accessible to any wireless networking devic e that is in the co[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Network 29 2.2.3 WP A(2) W i-Fi Protected Access (WP A) is a subset of the IEEE 802.11i standard. WP A2 (IEEE 802.1 1i) is a wireless security standard tha t defines stronger encryp tion, authentication and key manage ment than WP A. Key differences between WP A(2) and WEP are improved data encry[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 30 Ch apter 2 Wireless LAN Network 1 First enter identical passwords into the AP an d all wireless c lients. The Pre-Shared Key (PSK) must consist of between 8 and 63 ASCII characters or 64 hexadecimal characters (including spaces and symbols). 2 The AP checks each client's password and (o nly) allows it to join t[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Network 31 Figure 12 WP A(2) with RAD IUS Application Example 2.3 Encryption T ype The IEEE 802.1 1b/g standard describes a simple encryption method between the wireless stations and AP . Three encryption types are define d: Auto , Open System and Shar ed Key . • Open System mode is implemented[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 32 Ch apter 2 Wireless LAN Network Select Auto to have the ZyXEL G-220 v2 automa tica lly use short preamble when all access point/wireless stations support it, otherwis e the ZyXEL G-220 v2 uses long preamble. Note: The ZyXEL G-220 v2 and the access poi nt/wireless stations MUST use the same preamble mode in order to [...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Network 33 2.5.1.2 Wireless Client Start the ZyXEL Utility and click the Adapter tab. Select the OTIST check box, enter the same Setup Key as your AP’ s and click Save . 2.5.2 St arting OTIST Note: Y ou must c lick Star t in the AP OTIST web configurator screen and in the wireless client(s) Ada[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 34 Ch apter 2 Wireless LAN Network See the user ’s guide for mo re information. 2.5.3 Notes on OTIST 1 If you enabled OTIST in the wireless client, you see this screen each time you start the utility . Click Ye s for it to se arch for an OTIST -enabled AP . 2 If an OTIST -enabled wireless client loses its wireless co[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 35 C HAPTER 3 W ireless S t ation Mode Configuration This chapter shows you how to configure your ZyXEL G-220 v2 in wireless station mode. 3.1 Wireless St ation Mode Overview T o set your ZyXEL G-220 v 2 in wireless station mode, refer to Sectio n 1.7.1 on page 25 . 3.2 [...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 36 Chapter 3 Wireless Station Mode Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. 3.2.1 T rend Chart Click T rend Chart in the Link Info scre en to display a screen as shown below . Use this screen to view real-time data traffic statistics. Table 3 Station Mode: Link Info LABEL DESCRIPTION AP Mo[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 37 Figure 14 S tation Mode: Link Info: T rend Chart The following table describes the labels in this screen. 3.3 The Site Survey Screen Use the Site Survey screen to scan for and connect to a wireless network automatically . Figure 15 S tation Mode: Site Survey Table 4 S[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 38 Chapter 3 Wireless Station Mode Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. 3.3.1 Connecting to a WLAN Network Follow the steps below to connect to a WLAN network using the Site Survey screen. 1 Click Scan to search for all available wireless networks within range. 2 T o join a network, cl[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 39 3.3.2 Security Settings When you co nfigure the ZyXEL G-220 v2 to connect to a network with wireless security activated and the security settin gs are disabled on the ZyXEL G-220 v2, the screen varies according to the enc ryption method used by the selected network. 3[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 40 Chapter 3 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 3.3.2.2 WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK Figure 17 S tation Mode: Security Se ttings: WP A-PS K/WPA2-PSK Key x (where x is a number between 1 and 4) Select this option if you want to manually en ter the WEP keys. Enter the WEP key in the field provided. If you select 64 Bit s in the W[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 41 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 3.3.2.3 WP A/WP A2 Figure 18 S tation Mode: Security Settin gs: WP A/WP A2 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 7 Station Mode: Security Se ttings: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK LABEL DESCRIPTION En[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 42 Chapter 3 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 3.3.2.4 IEEE 802.1x Configure IEEE 802.1x security with various authentication methods in this screen. Figure 19 S tation Mode: Security Settin gs: 802.1x The following table describes the labels in this screen. Password This field is not availab le when you select TLS i[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 43 3.3.3 Confirm Save Screen Use the Confirm Save screen to confirm and sa ve the security settings. Figure 20 Confirm Save Screen Password This field is not availab le when you select TLS in the Authentication T ype field. Enter the password associated with the user nam[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 44 Chapter 3 Wireless Station Mode Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. 3.4 The Profile Screen A profile is a set of wireless para meters that you need to connec t to a wi reless ne twork. W ith a profile activated, each time you start the Zy XEL G-220 v2, it automaticall y scans for t[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 45 Figure 21 S tation Mode: Profile The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 11 Station Mode: Profile LABEL DESCRIPTION Profile List Click a column heading to sort the e ntries. , , or denotes that the wire less device is in infrastructure mode and [...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 46 Chapter 3 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 3.4.1 Adding a New Prof ile Follow the steps below to add a new profile. 1 Click Add in the Pr ofile screen. An Add New Profile screen displays as shown next. Click Next to continue. Figure 22 S tation Mode: Pro file: Add a New Profile The following table describes the l[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 47 2 If you select the Infrastructure network type in the previous screen, skip to step 3 . If you select the Ad-Hoc network type in the previous scr een, a screen displays as follows. Select a channel number and click Next to continue. Note: T o associate to an ad-hoc n[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 48 Chapter 3 Wireless Station Mode Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. 3 If you select Infrastructure network type in the first screen, select WEP , WP A , WP A2 , WP A-PSK , WP A2-PSK or 802.1x from the drop-down list box to enable d ata encryption. If you select Ad-Hoc netw ork type[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 49 Figure 25 S tation Mode: Profile: Secur ity Settings 5 This read-only screen shows a summary of the new profile settings. V erify that the settings are correct. Click Save to save and go to the next screen. Click Back to return to the previous screen. Otherwise, click[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 50 Chapter 3 Wireless Station Mode Configuration Figure 27 S tation Mode: Profile: Activa te the Profile 3.5 The Adapter Screen T o set the advanced fea tures on the ZyXEL G-220 v2, click th e Adapter tab. Figure 28 S tation Mode: Adapter The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 14 Station Mo de: [...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Chapter 3 Wireless Statio n Mo de Configurat ion 51 Power Saving Mode Select Maximum Power Save or Fast Power Save to save power (especially for notebook computers). This forces the ZyXEL G-220 v2 to go to sleep mode when it is not transmitting data. When you se lect Contin uous Acces s Mode , the Z yXEL G-220 v2 will [...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 52 Chapter 3 Wireless Station Mode Configuration[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Access Point Mode Con figuration 53 C HAPTER 4 Access Point Mode Configuration This chapter shows you how to configure your ZyXEL G-220 v2 in access point mode. 4.1 Access Point Mode Introduction T o set your ZyXEL G-220 v2 as an Access Point (AP), refer to Section 1.7.1 on page 25 . In access point mode, you[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 54 Chapter 4 Access Point Mode Configuration Figure 29 Access Point Mode: Link Info The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.3 The Configuration Screen Click Configuration in the ZyXEL Utility screen to display the screen as shown. Table 15 Access Point Mode: Link Info LABEL DESCRIPTION S tatus SSID T[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Access Point Mode Con figuration 55 Figure 30 Access Point Mode: Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 16 Access Point Mode: Configuration LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Settings SSID The SSID identifies the service set to which a wireless station is associated . Wireless st[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 56 Chapter 4 Access Point Mode Configuration WEP Select 64 Bit s , 128 Bit s or 256 Bits to activate WEP encryp tion and then fill in the related fields. Select Disable to deactivate the WEP encryption. Authentication Ty p e Select an authenticati on method. Choices are Auto , Shared Key and Open System . Refer to Sect[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Chapter 4 Access Point Mode Con figuration 57 4.4 The MAC Filter Screen The MAC Filter screen allows you to configure the Zy XEL G-220 v2 to give exclusive access to (Accept) devices or exclude devices fro m (Reject) connecting to the ZyXEL G-220 v2. Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Med ia Access Control) addre [...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 58 Chapter 4 Access Point Mode Configuration[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Maintenance 59 C HAPTER 5 Maintenance This chapter describes how to uninst all or upgrade the ZyXEL Utility . 5.1 The About Screen The About screen displays related version numbers of th e ZyXEL G-220 v2. T o display the screen as shown below , click the about ( ) button. Figure 32 About The following table d[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 60 Chapter 5 Maintenance Figure 33 Uninstall: Confirm 3 Click Finish to complete uninstalling the softwa re and restart the computer when prompted. Figure 34 Uninstall: Finish 5.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility Note: Before you uninst all the ZyXEL Utility , take note of the current network configuration. T o perform the [...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Chapter 5 Maintenance 61 5 Double-click on the setup program for th e new utility to start the ZyXEL Utility installation. 6 Insert the ZyXEL G-220 v2 and ch eck the version numbers in the Ab out screen to make sure the new utility is installed properly .[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 62 Chapter 5 Maintenance[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Chapter 6 Trou bleshoot ing 63 C HAPTER 6 T roubleshooting This chapter covers potential problems and the possible remedies. After each problem description, some instructions ar e provided to help you to diag nose and to solve the problem. 6.1 Problems S t arting the ZyXEL Utility Program 6.2 Problem Connecting to an A[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 64 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6.3 Problem with the Link S t atus 6.4 Problems Communicating With Other Computers Table 21 Troubleshootin g Link Quality PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION The link quality and/or signal strength is poor all the time. Search and connect to another AP with a better link quality using the Site Survey[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Appendix A Product Specifications 65 A PPENDIX A Product S pecifications Table 23 Product Specification s PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL Product Name ZyXEL G-220 v2 802.1 1g Wireless USB Ad apter Interface USB 2.0 compatible S tandards IEEE 802.1 1b IEEE 802.1 1g Network Architectures Infrastructure Ad-Hoc Operating Freque[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 66 Appendix A Product Specifications Modulation IEEE 802.1 1g: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12 , 9, 6 Mb ps (OFDM) IEEE 802.1 1b: 1 1, 5.5 Mbps ( CCK), 2 Mbps (DQPSK), 1 Mbps (DBPSK) Output Power 17 dBm (typical ) at 1 1Mbps CCK, QPSK, BPSK 15 dBm (typical) at 54Mbps OFDM RX Sensitivity IEEE 802.1 1g (O FDM): 54 Mbps: < -72 [...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Appendix B Acc ess Point Mo de Setup Exa mple 67 A PPENDIX B Access Point Mode Setup Example This example uses the networ k sharing feature in W indows 2000 to bridge the wired and wireless network whe n you set the ZyXEL G-220 v2 in acces s point (AP) mode. Refer to Chapter 4, “Access Point Mode Confi guration,” o[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 68 Appendix B A ccess Point Mode Setup Example Figure 36 Windows 2000 : Network and Dial-u p Connections 4 A Properties screen displays. Click the Sharing tab and select Enable Internet Connection Sharing for this connection . Click OK . Figure 37 Windows 2000: Network Propertie s If there is more than one network adap[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Appendix B Acc ess Point Mo de Setup Exa mple 69 Figure 38 WIndows 2000: Network Properties: Select Network Ada pter 5 A notice screen displays. Click Ye s . Figure 39 Windows 2000: Local Network Configuring the Wireless S t ation Computer Refer to Appendix F , “Setting up Y our Computer ’ s IP Address,” on page [...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 70 Appendix B A ccess Point Mode Setup Example[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Appendix C Disable Windows XP Wire less LAN Configuration Tool 71 A PPENDIX C Disable Windows XP W ireless LAN Configuration T ool W indows XP includes a configuration tool (also known as W ireless Zero Configuration (WZC)) for wireless devices. Follow the steps below to disabl e the configuration tool in W i ndows XP [...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 72 Appendix C Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool Figure 41 Windows XP SP1: Wireles s Network Con nection W indows XP SP2: When a W ireless Network Connection window displays , click Change advanced settings under Related T asks and then the Wir ele ss Networks tab. Figure 42 Windows XP SP2: Wireles s Ne[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Appendix C Disable Windows XP Wire less LAN Configuration Tool 73 Figure 43 Windows XP SP1: Wireles s Network Con nection Prope rties Figure 44 Windows XP SP2: Wireles s Network Con nection Prope rties[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 74 Appendix C Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool V ia the Control Panel 1 If the icon for the wireless network connec tion is not in the system tray , click St a r t , Control Panel and double- c lick Network Connections . 2 Double-click on the icon for wireless networ k connection to display a status w[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Appendix C Disable Windows XP Wire less LAN Configuration Tool 75 4 In the Wir eless Networ k Connection Properties window , make sure the Use Windows to configure my wir eless network settings check box is not selected. Click OK . Figure 47 Windows XP SP1: Wireles s Network Con nection Prope rties Figure 48 Windows XP[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 76 Appendix C Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Appendix D Manageme nt with Wire less Zero Configuration 77 A PPENDIX D Management with Wireless Zero Configuration This appendix shows you how to manage y our ZyXEL G-2 2 0 v2 using the W indows XP wireless zero configuration tool. Be sure you have the W indows XP service pack 2 installed on your computer . Otherwise,[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 78 Appendix D Managem ent with Wireless Zero Configuration Connecting to a Wireless Network 1 Double-click the network icon for wireless conn ections in the system tray to open the W ireless Network Connection S tatus screen. Figure 50 Windows XP SP2: System T ray Icon The type of the wireless network icon in W ind ows[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Appendix D Manageme nt with Wire less Zero Configuration 79 W indows XP SP1: In the W ireless Network Connection S tatus screen, click Properties and the Wir eless Ne tworks tab to open the Wir eless Network Connection Properties screen. Figure 52 Windows XP SP1: Wireles s Network Con nection S tatus 3 W indows XP SP2:[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 80 Appendix D Managem ent with Wireless Zero Configuration The following table describes the ic ons in the wireless network list. W indows XP SP1: Click Refresh to reload and search for available wireless devices within transmission range. Sel ect a wireless network in the A vailable networks list, click Configure and [...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Appendix D Manageme nt with Wire less Zero Configuration 81 If there is no security activated for the se lected wireless ne twork, a warning screen appears. Click Connect Anyway if wireless security is not your concern. Figure 55 Windows XP SP2: W ireless Networ k Connection: WEP or WP A-PS K Figure 56 Windows XP SP2: [...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 82 Appendix D Managem ent with Wireless Zero Configuration Association Select a network in the Preferred networks lis t and click Properties to view or configure security . Figure 57 Windows XP : Wireless (netwo rk) properties: Association The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 27 Windows XP: Wi[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Appendix D Manageme nt with Wire less Zero Configuration 83 Authentication Click the Authentication tab in the Wir eless (network) prop erties screen to display the screen shown next. Th e fields on thi s screen ar e grayed out when the network is in Ad-Hoc mode or data encryption is disabled. Figure 58 Windows XP: Wir[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 84 Appendix D Managem ent with Wireless Zero Configuration Authentication Properties Select an EAP authen tication type in the W ireless (network) properties: Authentication screen and clic k the Properties button to display th e following screen. Protected EAP Properties Figure 59 Windows XP : Protected E AP Propertie[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Appendix D Manageme nt with Wire less Zero Configuration 85 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Smart Card or other Certificate Proper t ies Figure 60 Windows XP: Smart Card or other Certificate Properties Table 29 Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties LABEL DESCRIPTION V alidate server certificate [...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 86 Appendix D Managem ent with Wireless Zero Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. Ordering the Preferred Networks Follow the steps below to manage y our preferred networks. 1 W indows XP SP2: Click Change the or der of pr eferr ed networks in the Wir eless Network Connection screen (se[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Appendix D Manageme nt with Wire less Zero Configuration 87 Figure 61 Windows XP SP2: Wireles s Networks: Pr eferred Net works W indows XP SP1: In the W ireless Network Connection S tatus screen, click Properties and the Wireless Networks tab to open the sc reen as shown. Figure 62 Windows XP SP1: Wireles s Networks: P[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 88 Appendix D Managem ent with Wireless Zero Configuration[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Appendix E Types of EAP Authentication 89 A PPENDIX E T ypes of EAP Authentication This appendix discusses some popular authentication type s: EAP-MD5, EAP-TLS, EAP- TTLS, PEAP and LEAP . The type of authentication you use depends on the RADIUS ser ver or the AP . Consult your network administrator for more information[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 90 Appendix E Types of EAP Authentication PEAP (Protected EAP) Like EAP-TTLS, server-side certific ate authentication is used to establish a secure connection, then use simple username and p assword methods through the secured co nnection to authenticate the clients, thus hiding client identity . However , PEAP only su[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Appendix E Types of EAP Authentication 91 WP A(2) W i-Fi Protected Access (WP A) is a subset of the IEEE 802.11i standard. WP A2 (IEEE 802.1 1i) is a wireless security standard tha t defines stronger encryp tion, authentication and key manage ment than WP A. Key differences between WP A(2) and WEP are improved data enc[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 92 Appendix E Types of EAP Authentication By generating unique data encryption keys for ev ery data packet and by creating an integrity checking mechanism (MIC), with TKIP and AES it is more difficult to decrypt data on a W i-Fi network than WEP and dif ficult for an intruder to break into the network. The encryption m[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Appendix E Types of EAP Authentication 93 Figure 63 WP A-PSK Authentication WP A(2) with RADIUS Ap plication Example Y ou need the IP address of the RADIUS server , its port number (defau lt is 1812), and the RADIUS shared secret. A WP A(2) application example with an external RADIUS se rver looks as follows. "A&q[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 94 Appendix E Types of EAP Authentication Security Parameters Summary Refer to this table to see what other secur ity parameters you should co nfigure for each Authentication Method/ key management prot ocol type. MAC address filters are not dependent on how you config ure these security features. Table 32 Wireless Sec[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Appendix F S etting up Yo ur Compute r’s IP Addres s 95 A PPENDIX F Setting up Y our Computer ’ s IP Address All computers must have a 10M or 100M Et hernet adapter card and TCP/IP installed. W indows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP , Macintosh OS 7 and later opera ting systems and all versions of UNIX/LINUX include the softwa[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 96 Appendix F S etting up You r Computer ’s IP Address Figure 65 WIndows 95/98/Me: Network: Co nfiguration Inst alling Component s The Network window Configuration tab displays a list of installed components. Y ou need a network adapter , the TCP/IP protocol and Client for Microso ft Networks. If you need the adapter[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Appendix F S etting up Yo ur Compute r’s IP Addres s 97 3 Select Microsoft from the list of manufacturers. 4 Select Client for Microsoft Networks from the list of network clients and then click OK . 5 Restart your computer so the changes you made take ef fect. Configuring 1 In the Network window Configuration tab, se[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 98 Appendix F S etting up You r Computer ’s IP Address Figure 67 Windows 95/98/Me: TCP/IP Properties: DNS Configuration 4 Click the Gateway tab. • If you do not know your gateway’ s IP address, remove previously installed gateways. • If you have a gateway IP address, type it in the New gateway field and click A[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Appendix F S etting up Yo ur Compute r’s IP Addres s 99 Figure 68 Windows XP : S tart Menu 2 For W indows XP , click Network Connections . For W indows 2000/NT , click Network and Dial-up Connections . Figure 69 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Pr operties .[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 100 Appendix F Setting up Your Computer’s IP Add ress Figure 70 Windows XP: Control Panel: Network Connections: Properties 4 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under the Genera l tab in W in XP) and click Properties . Figure 71 Windows XP: Loca l Area Connection Prop erties 5 The Internet Pr otocol TCP/IP Properties [...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Appendix F S etting up Yo ur Compute r’s IP Addres s 101 • If you have a static IP address click Use the following IP Address and fill in the IP addr ess , Subnet mask , and Default gateway fields. Click Advanced . Figure 72 Windows XP : Advanced TCP/ IP Settings 6 If you do not know your gateway's IP address [...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 102 Appendix F Setting up Your Computer’s IP Add ress • Click Obtain DNS server address automatically if you do not know your DNS server IP addre ss(es). • If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click Use the following DNS server addresses , and type them in the Preferr ed DNS server and Alternate DNS server[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Appendix F S etting up Yo ur Compute r’s IP Addres s 103 Figure 74 Macintosh OS 8/9: Apple Menu 2 Select Ethernet built-in from the Connect via list. Figure 75 Macintosh OS 8/9: TCP/IP 3 For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP Server from the Configur e: list.[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 104 Appendix F Setting up Your Computer’s IP Add ress 4 For statically assigned settings, do the following: •F r o m t h e Configure box, select Manually . • T ype your IP address in the IP Address box. • T ype your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. • T ype the IP address of your ZyXEL G-220 v2 in the Route[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Appendix F S etting up Yo ur Compute r’s IP Addres s 105 Figure 77 Macintosh OS X: Network 4 For statically assigned settings, do the following: •F r o m t h e Configure box, select Manually . • T ype your IP address in the IP Address box. • T ype your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. • T ype the IP addres[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 106 Appendix F Setting up Your Computer’s IP Add ress[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Index 107 Index A About 59 about your ZyXEL G-220 v2 19 access point (AP) 19 Access point mode 21 , 25 access point mode 21 , 36 , 53 additional setup requi rements 53 configuration 53 activating a profile 49 Adapter 50 Ad-Hoc 20 , 47 Advanced Encryption St andard 29 , 91 advanced settings 50 antenna 19 antenna gain 55[...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide 108 Index I IEEE 802.1x 28 , 42 Infrastructure 19 initialization vector (IV) 91 installation utility 19 L link informa tion 35 , 54 M MAC (Media Access Control) 57 MAC Filter 57 MAC Filter action 57 Message Integrity Check 29 Message Integrity Check (MIC) 91 MIC 29 N network type 36 North America Contact Information 7 [...]

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    ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide Index 109 Support E-mail 7 Sweden, Contact Information 8 syntax conventions 17 T T elephon e 7 T emporal Key Integrity Protocol 29 T emporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) 91 TKIP 29 transmission rate 36 , 46 , 50 , 54 , 65 transmission rate (Tx Rate) 27 transmit key 39 T rend Chart 36 troubleshooting 63 AP connection 6[...]